Okay, I can't remember, and I'm too lazy to look it up, so just in case I didn't say it before: Sailor Moon does NOT belong to me. Jessie and anyone else who does not appear in the anime is owned by me. If you'd like to use them, I don't mind but please let me know 'cuz I'd really like to read your ideas when you've posted it.
CHAPTER 7Darien listened carefully as the six teens explained what they wanted to do. He remained silent long after they had finished.
"I suppose this was your idea?" he said rather pointedly to Jessie.
"Partly." she admitted blandly. "But it wasn't I who first suggested attacking them on their own ground. The only question is, are you in?"
"I'm in." he agreed. "But only because I don't trust you. I'm going to protect Sailor Moon and the Crystal."
"That's not very nice, Darien." Serena defended her friend.
"No, he's right." Jessie whispered. "I can't be trusted. Beryl will use every dirty trick she knows to keep me from fighting against her.
"And yet, you're not afraid." Ami said. "You're very brave."
"I'm terrified." Jessie contradicted. "I'm not afraid to fight Beryl; I've done that for as long as I can remember, but who she'll make me battle frightens me more than anything else. To fight against my friends is a fate far worse than death. I honestly don't know if I'll be able to do it."
"Why haven't you transformed yet, girls?"
"Well, what were we supposed to do, Darien?" Serena retorted. "Come into your apartment as the Sailor Scouts? How would you have explained that?"
"Well," Jessie smiled as she pulled out her midnight blue transformation stick. "Now we get to see if this thing still works. NIGHT POWER!"
She felt an almost forgotten sensation as the power came to her once again. She hardly noticed when her jeans and swimsuit traded places with her Scout fuku. Before she realized it, her tiara had appeared on her forehead. When the brightness which had been surrounding her finally faded, she found the others had also transformed, moving several feet away.
"I always hated these colors." she muttered to herself as she looked down at her uniform. "They're so dark."
Indeed, her fuku was very unusual compared to the other Scouts'. The body-suit and gloves, normally white, were a deep black, while her skirt was a navy blue that could only barely not be called the same color as the rest of the costume. The only ray of brightness at all were the two pale yellow bows- one on her chest, the other at her waist.
"I remember you." Sailor Moon said, staring at the sixth Sailor Scout. "You were always there when we needed you. You were the only one willing to listen to me talk about Endymion for hours on end. No one else ever had the patience to do that."
"I'm glad you can remember me now." Night murmured. "Shall we go?"
"Alright," Sailor Mercury agreed. "We're going to the North Pole first, right?"
Jupiter nodded. "Right. Let's move."
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"So, all of the Sailor Scouts are coming to see us, are they?"
Malachite nodded. "Yes, my Queen. Even Sailor Night is on her way. What do you wish us to do?"
"Destroy them!" Beryl roared. "All of them. Only see that you get the Sliver Crystal."
Zoisite stepped forward as though to speak, but decided against it. "As you wish, Your Majesty." she replied.
"Zoisite, I want you to release Jedite so he can assist you. Not one of you has been able to defeat the first five alone, but the three of you, working together, should be able to kill the six of them easily. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Queen Beryl." the blond woman answered before she and Malachite teleported away.
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"What's the matter, Tuxedo Mask?" Sailor Night asked as they walked deeper into the freezingly cold storm. "Why do you keep staring at me like that?"
"I don't trust you." he answered bluntly. "You've admitted that you still care about Jedite and the others. There's no guarantee that you won't change your mind about joining the Negaverse."
"Yes there is." she disagreed. "It's true that Jedite, Zoisite and Malachite are still my friends. Memories of the past are too strong. I doubt I could forget that friendship even if I wanted to. Which I don't. But even though I still care about them, I won't serve the Negaverse. I have plans for my future and they don't involve becoming Beryl's slave. If she weren't Queen, then yes, you might have to worry about my loyalty to your planet, Prince Endymion. But then again, if she weren't Queen, then the Moon Kingdom would still exist and none of this would have ever happened." Her deep black eyes peered into his blue ones, begging him to believe her. "I understand the way you feel, but please, try to trust me. I swore to Queen Serenity that I would protect her daughter no matter what the cost. And I will. The Princess must survive if there is to be any chance of peace in the Universe."
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Sailor Moon asked loudly, for their voices had been lost in the howling wind.
"Nothing important." Night answered. "Tuxedo Mask and I were just discussing whether or not I could be trusted not to join the Negaverse. What do you think?"
"It doesn't matter what they think." Jedite laughed from a few feet ahead of them. "You will join the Negaverse or I will personally destroy you."
Sailor Night looked at him sadly and shook her head. "Then I guess you'll have to kill me, Jedite. I have to follow me destiny, even if it means dieing in a fight against one of my best friends. You know I'm telling the truth. I made a promise one thousand years ago, and I intend to keep it. Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion will survive this battle. Now, let us pass."
"I have orders from Queen Beryl not to allow you to come any closer, Rosa."
Her face grew hard and cold as she stepped closer to him, choosing not to correct him on her real name. "Very well, then. Let them pass. I'll stay behind so that you're not disobeying orders from your stupid Queen. I'm not the only one who's had to make a choice about friends. You've just decided they aren't very important. So let them pass now!"
"For a long time, I've dreamed of my revenge against the Sailor Scouts." Jedite answered. "I shan't let you take that away from me. I'll regain Queen Beryl's favor by destroying all of them."
"Is that your final decision?" Sailor Night asked as the wind began to die down.
He nodded. "It is."
"Then this is good-bye." To her surprise, the young woman felt her eyes itch with unshed tears. "No matter how this ends, we'll more than likely never see one another again. If you want to get to the others, you must go through me first, Jedite."
"You know you can't defeat me." Jedite said as they stepped closer to each other. "You're not nearly strong enough."
"You yourself have remarked on how much I've changed. In the last thousand years, my powers have easily doubled, as have those of the other Scouts. You four nearly caused my death the last time because I refused to fight back. This time however, mine is not the only life on the line. I will keep my promise to the Queen of the Moon Kingdom. Shall we begin?" Her stance was no longer regretful, but determined. When she was only a few feet away from him, she stopped.
"It's your move." he commented.
"If I must." she replied in a voice so low it reached not even her own ears. "Night Stars Shine!"
Suddenly, all were surrounded in darkness and they felt themselves being teleported from where they stood.
"Finally," Sailor Night whispered with a sigh. "I was wondering when Beryl would get around to bringing us to her. I was getting really cold." This was her last thought before she blacked out.
To Be Continued...
Alright! Just a couple more chapters and we're done with the fic. Let me know what you think. Also, I'm trying to redo a part of the next chapter, so don't be too surprised if it takes a while. The final battle is too short. E-mail's ladykay136@aol.com